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HomeMy WebLinkAboutControllerPage 1 of 2 City of Georgetown JOB DESCRIPTION Job Title: Controller Effective Date: 10/01/2012 FLSA Category: Exempt Revision Date: 02/25/2016 SUMMARY: Oversees all City accounting functions including: annual outside audit; preparation of financial statements; daily cash management; monitoring expenditures of City funds for budgetary compliance; and various other financial analysis projects. ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS: Essential functions, as defined under the Americans with Disabilities Act, may include any of the following representative duties, knowledge, and skills. This is not a comprehensive listing of all functions and duties performed by incumbents of this class; employees may be assigned duties which are not listed below; reasonable accommodations will be made as required. The job description does not constitute an employment agreement and is subject to change at any time by the employer. Essential duties and responsibilities may include, but are not limited to, the following:  Oversees the preparation of all financial statements and related notes for the City’s Comprehensive Annual Financial Report (CAFR).  Supports budget preparation activities, to include compiling preparatory worksheets/schedules and developing or updating projection and forecasting financial models used in long-range city financial planning; assists with coordination of budget process, resolving issues and developing alternative for funding needs.  Directs, coordinates, and/or assists with various City-wide projects, including analyzing and implementing financial software needs, development related analysis, City-wide work systems evaluation, and other projects.  Recommends for hire, supervises, trains and develops staff through review of performance data, conferences, training and counseling.  Monitors financial transactions of City to ensure proper accounting of public funds; makes recommendations to improve procedures and accountability.  Monitors financial transactions of 4A & 4B corporations; completes all regulatory reporting for 4A & 4B Corporations; makes recommendations to improve procedures and accountability.  Coordinates the City’s daily Cash Management Program, to include monitoring and investing idle City funds in accordance with the City’s Investment Policy and under the direction of Director, ensuring adequate and readily available funds to meet the City’s cash flow needs.  Prepares the draft Quarterly Investment Report to City Council in compliance with State law.  Administers the City’s bank depository contract and coordinates the City’s banking activity.  Directs the annual year-end financial system closeout process ensuring all general ledger reconcilement, accruals, and various year-end adjustments and entries are accurate and complete; oversees the annual external audit.  Prepares various financial reports or financial analysis as requested.  Assists Director with City’s debt management program, including preparation of operating statements, drafting bond rating presentations, and related duties.  Ensures timely payment of all City debt/bond obligations; prepares bond disbursement schedules needed for Arbitrage Rebate calculation.  Assists with training on budget preparation and financial compliance; makes recommendations to resolve issues and improve procedures, processes and accountability related to financial matters throughout the City departments.  Serves as staff liaison for related boards.  Performs other duties as assigned. MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS: Education, training and Experience Guidelines Page 2 of 2 Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university with major course work in accounting or related field. Six years of full-time increasingly responsible experience in a governmental accounting environment. Three years of the required experience must have been in a supervisory capacity. Knowledge of:  Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP).  Governmental accounting principles and methods.  Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), Internal Revenue Service (IRS) regulations, and Texas law as it relates to municipal court procedures.  Automated financial management systems.  Modern office methods, practices, procedures, and equipment. Skill in:  Preparing a variety of financial statements, reports and analyses.  Communicating effectively, both orally and in writing.  Manipulating computer accounting and spreadsheet software.  Examining and verifying financial documents and reports.  Analyzing, interpreting and preparing financial and statistical information for City management.  Appling accounting formulas, performing calculation sufficiently to prepare budget, verify totals and reconcile differences.  Comprehending complex oral and written instructions and technical terminology, work accurately with numerical detail.  Supervising and motivating employee team; making judgments regarding supervisory interactions and promoting team concept for task accomplishment.  Establishing and maintaining effective working relationships.  Reading financial reports, professional journals, and inter and intra office correspondence, educational and leadership materials.  Composing narrative portions of reports; writes memos and letters.  Understanding and interpreting complex financial and mathematical reports and presentations.  Analyzing data, financial forecasting and developing related spreadsheets. LICENSES AND CERTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS Valid Class C Texas driver’s license Certified Public Accountant (CPA) or Certified Government Finance Officer (CGFO) PHYSICAL DEMANDS AND WORKING ENVIRONMENT Standing, sitting, walking, lifting, carrying, pushing, pulling, reaching, handling, fine dexterity, kneeling, crouching, crawling, bending, twisting, climbing, balancing, vision, hearing, talking, use of foot controls.